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From this reading Introduction SECTION 1.
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From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
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From this reading SECTION 3.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
Adalbert
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From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
subject to appointment
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
BishopnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
BishopsnounUS /ˈbɪʃəps/
plural of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
bonesnounUS /boʊnz/
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
certaine
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From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
ChristianitynounUS /ˌkrɪstʃiˈænɪti/
a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
ChronologynounUS /krəˈnɑːlədʒi/
an arrangement of events in time
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
convertedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
etc
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From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
HamburgnounUS /ˈhæmbərɡ/
a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
Holen
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From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
inhabitverbUS /ˌɪnˈhæbət/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
IntroductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Introduction SECTION 1.
IslandersnounUS /ˈaɪləndərz/
plural of “islander” — an inhabitant of an island
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
Islief
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From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
Metropolitanate
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From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/
express the need or desire for
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
Schalholt
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From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
SECTIONnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading Introduction SECTION 1.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
thsir
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From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At their humble request he appointed a certaine holy man named Islief to be thsir first Bishop Chronology of the Bishops of Schalholt Chronology of the Bishops of Holen SECTION 2.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Adalbert, Metropolitanate of Hamburg, saw the Islanders converted unto Christianity....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They inhabit caves.... and have many houses built with the bones of fishes, etc.
